East93, Cedric is mentioned as being "sissified" within the first paragraph of the description. I missed it too, on my first read-through.

Someone should make a thread about which 'girl names' it'd be interesting (if highly unlikely) to give to/see on boys...

I absolutely love this thread.

Originally Posted by teacherma

I included Cedric because of this:

The name was then sissified as Little Lord Fauntleroy, the long-haired, velvet-suited and lace-collared boy hero of the Frances Hodgson Burnett book, who became an unwitting symbol of the pampered mama's boy.

It seems like any name that Pam or Linda perceive as dated or soft is suddenly "charming" on a girl. Call me crazy, but I wouldn't exactly call Randolph, Seymour, or Vernon "charming" on a girl.

The description for Arthur (girl) is this: "One of the old-school masculine names some very adventurous parents are adopting for girls."

I thought that was an interesting claim. I just checked the SSA lists from 2001-2011, and not surprisingly Arthur never shows up on the girls' list. If there were any unfortunate girls named Arthur in that ten-year span, there are less than 40. Definitely not enough to warrant Arthur being listed as a girl's name.

ETA: I posted this before I saw that east93 made a thread. I'll move this post to there.

It seems like any name that Pam or Linda perceive as dated or soft is suddenly "charming" on a girl. Call me crazy, but I wouldn't exactly call Randolph, Seymour, or Vernon "charming" on a girl.

The description for Arthur (girl) is this: "One of the old-school masculine names some very adventurous parents are adopting for girls."

I thought that was an interesting claim. I just checked the SSA lists from 2001-2011, and not surprisingly Arthur never shows up on the girls' list. If there were any unfortunate girls named Arthur in that ten-year span, there are less than 40. Definitely not enough to warrant Arthur being listed as a girl's name.

*nods*

Many descriptions are personal opinion, and not even shared by majority opinions.